Mount Parker, Hong Kong
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Mount Parker is the highest peak (532 metres (1,745 ft)) on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

 after Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. The mountain is located in the western half of Hong Kong Island...

 (552 m (1,811 ft)). It is the 40th highest peak of the territory of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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Ecology

A rare, native species, Camellia hongkongensis is distributed in Mount Parker; another species, Camellia crapnelliana was first discovered in Mount Parker, as well the Parker Saunders. An additional form of lizard species Cemellia Cranenellai is found in this region.

See also

  • Kornhill
    Kornhill
    Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is of private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is of Private Sector Participation Scheme...

  • Quarry Bay
    Quarry Bay
    Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi...

  • Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay extension)
    Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay extension)
    Tai Tam Country Park is the eastern part of the park system in Hong Kong Island called Tai Tam Country Park. This 270 hectare section of the park is located near Quarry Bay opened in 1979.Sites include:...

  • List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
  • Geography of Hong Kong
    Geography of Hong Kong
    The geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories.The name "Hong Kong", literally meaning "fragrant harbour", is derived from the area around present-day Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island, where fragrant wood products...

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